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Berkubernetus

I present to you: a case study in bad #graphic #design. One could teach a whole week of design class using this.

A wall sign that's supposed to say "if you work hard, then you play hard" but because of layout reads "If you hard.  Then you hard."  With terrible kerning and spacing.  The typeface choices are awful too.
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@fuzzychef
Had to be done ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Split-image meme featuring on the left, two women, one pointing and yelling with text "IF YOU WORK HARD THEN YOU PLAY HARD," and on the right, a cat looking unamused with text "IF YOU HARD THEN YOU HARD."
Paul Hoffman

@fuzzychef Rule #4: do not cause your copy editor's eyes to bleed.

Lio Hong

@fuzzychef One day I will finally write one script that generates too many fonts, and one for arbitrary US college logos.

enoch_exe_inc

@fuzzychef Then, you work hard again. Are you working hard enough? Work harder if you want to live!

(EDIT: Itโ€™s a #WelcomeToNightVale reference; episode 73: Triptych)

Boo Ramsey ๐Ÿง›๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

@fuzzychef @wez Seriously, though: it looks like they went out of their way to make this bad. I would almost bet it was done on purpose.

Ang Black

@ramsey
They said exactly what they meant to say. Perfect execution
@fuzzychef @wez

tuban_muzuru

@fuzzychef

Godalmighty, Berk, I think I just had a stroke looking at this

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@fuzzychef

SO BAD! Agreed, a full course on this one alone.

Does anyone know of forums where folk collect and giggle at awful graphic design?

My town is full of yard signs for this summer campโ€ฆthey have had this logo for years, and no one has pulled them aside to let them know that it is so bad.

Logo for Camp Cedar Cliff  The name is just CRAMMED inside of the silhouette of a bear.
sleet01

@fuzzychef Priapism is no joke! Now I need a stiff drink.

DopeGhoti

@fuzzychef
"if you hard. Then you hard. WORKPLAY"

โ€ฆwut?

Alyssa Voronin

@fuzzychef First impression is that they're talking about erections.

Then it briefly looks like capitalist propaganda.

Then I see "intramural sports" and I know it's about boners again.

sharky5740

@fuzzychef It's only bad if you don't intend the innuendo, or the (*hard*ly) plausible deniability didn't get this past whoever gave the OK on using this publicly.

MTP

@fuzzychef that poster could only be improved if it was "water sports" ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Jason Howard :sdf:

@fuzzychef
It would think that level of excitement for intramural sports would be a problem while doing intramural sports.

Echedelle โšง

@fuzzychef@m6n.io i was thinking this was a kinky invitation and work/play words were related to the type of activity with play being the kinky thing

.mau. :friendfeed:

@fuzzychef a whole week of design class "how not to do it"?

ever4st
if the purpose was to infuriate designers then it works quite well
Miguel Tavares

@fuzzychef this is why I love harding so much.

King Zog I of Albania
@fuzzychef Things a 14-year-old's dick says after he bumps into a boob walking in between classes
Trash Panda

@fuzzychef@m6n.io
What's wrong with it? It's clearly states that if you got a boner you got a boner, so what? Nothing to be ashamed of. It's just a stiffy. Any penis haver gets those.
If you hard
Then you hard.

I approve!

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